Bali - Surfs up

Herman, my instructor

Across the street from our hotel, there was a surf shop that offer three hour surf lessons for 250,000 IDR ($27.5).  The price included transportation to the beach, board, rash guard, and direction.  I quickly got the basics from one instructor on the beach and then Herman took me out for some one-on-one time.  He was pretty helpful and encouraging as he offered tips and held the board until I got used to balancing on it.  After about an hour of that I was getting tired and we took a break.  We were trying to catch smaller waves and even though I wasn't swimming too much, the repetitive motion of walking out to the break and climbing onto the board took a lot out of me.  After the break I had another two hours of solo practice with Herman offering some advice from the shore.  For the most part he had taught me all he could and it was up to me to practice.  I think I was getting better as the day progressed, though I was moving at a much slower pace.  It was fun and I'll definitely try to get better.